Moral Relativism- Does it exist?

"You Have the Right to Choose Your Own Values"

In life everyone is faced with different value systems. Some values contradict, some we can agree on, and others seem to contradict our system of moral beliefs. A Moral relativist believes that all people have and exhibit different moral beliefs and practices. . However, just because we see differences in morality doesn’t necessarily mean that morality is objectively real.
First it can be stated that different cultures express the same underlying moral principles but are just interpreted differently. Even if these morals vary slightly there still can be objective morality that is universally accepted. An example of this is that most cultures (not all) feel as though cannibalism is evil. There is no 'ruling' that says this, however most cultures are compliant to this 'understood entity'. Therefore though different moral perspectives exist, this does not necessarily lead to the conclusion that everything is relative.
Second, some practices by cultures or individuals are "customary for some people but not for others." (Copan 53) These practices include; child sacrifice, torture, and racism. These beliefs transcend moral choice, and people find these practices to be inferior and or defective beliefs.
In conclusion moral relativism allows people to justify or excuse their actions and beliefs with the “true for me but not for you” mentality. Moral relativism allows people not to “rise above moral mediocrity”( Copan 54), and hence breeds laziness and ultimately “turns out to be nothing more than doing what one wants to do.” (Copan 54).